Oberlin College learned a $22 million lesson: Don’t defame a local bakery in order to build one’s social justice credentials among their student activists, or get slapped with a lawsuit that’ll cost tens of millions of dollars.
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Boston University Professor Suggests Using Taxation to Combat Fake News
A Boston University professor has an idea for combating fake news: Taxation. According to an article on the Boston University (BU) website, BU’s Marshall Van Alstyne thinks that false news can have negative real-world ramifications….
This College Professor Strongly Opposes Illegal Immigration
Georgia Gwinnett College Associate Professor of History Dr. Fang Zhou, a legal immigrant to the United States and an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, recently appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” During the…
UCLA investigates Guest Speaker’s Alleged Remarks comparing Jews to White Supremacists
A guest speaker’s alleged anti-Semitic remarks sparked an investigation at UCLA, but it appears that the guest speaker has a history of spreading anti-Zionist rhetoric on social media.
Pitzer College President Visits Holy Land after Students Tried to Axe Israel Study Abroad Program
Pitzer College’s president visited an Israeli university to celebrate academic freedom, soon after students and faculty tried to axe the college’s study-abroad program in Israel and tried to oust him.
Hillary Clinton, during Commencement Address, Rails Against President Trump after Mueller Report Release
Hillary Clinton was a commencement speaker in New York and chose to bring politics into her speech instead of sticking to nonpartisan advice to the graduating students.
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Several panelists, including a Temple University professor, discussed why the costs of attending college have risen to new highs.
Should Issues Like Race and Gender Factor Into Admissions? And the Survey Says…
Many people reject the idea that race and gender should factor into college admissions. According to a Pew Research Center survey, nearly three quarters (73%) of American adults think that a college applicant’s race or…
Second “Transgender Singing Voice Conference” Held at Earlham College
A college in Indiana hosted its second singing conference focusing on transgender vocalists. The “Transgender Singing Voice Conference” held at the end of March 2019 was sponsored by Earlham College’s Center for Social Justice, its…
LGBT Proponents At Manhattan College and Baylor University
Throughout the world of academia, many individuals and institutions advocate for the LGBT movement, including people at religious institutions. At Manhattan College, which specifically identifies as “a Lasallian Catholic college,” the LGBT Student Group recently…
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Gibson Bakery Wins Lawsuit against Oberlin College, to the tune of $22 Million in Punitive Damages
Oberlin College learned a $22 million lesson: Don’t defame a local bakery in order to build one’s social justice credentials among their student activists, or get slapped with a lawsuit that’ll cost tens of millions of dollars.
Former Professor Sues Marvel, Other Movie Companies for Allegedly Stealing His Movie Ideas
A former college professor claimed that movie companies Walt Disney, Netflix, Marvel and Viacom stole his ideas from a movie script he wrote and seeks $10 billion in a jury trial.
After Netflix Miniseries, Former ‘Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Won’t Seek Reappointment at Columbia Law School
In light of a recent docu-series Netflix that portrayed her prosecution of the ‘Central Park Five,” a part-time faculty at Columbia Law School said she will not seek reinstatement at the law school because the law school does not support her in her role.
SMU Theology Course ‘Queer Bible Hermeneutics’ Interprets the Bible from LGBTQIA+ Perspective
Southern Methodist University has a course which interprets the Bible from the LGBTQIA+ perspective and whose reading material includes a commentary on the “Queer Bible.”
Boston University Professor Suggests Using Taxation to Combat Fake News
A Boston University professor has an idea for combating fake news: Taxation. According to an article on the Boston University (BU) website, BU’s Marshall Van Alstyne thinks that false news can have negative real-world ramifications….
This College Professor Strongly Opposes Illegal Immigration
Georgia Gwinnett College Associate Professor of History Dr. Fang Zhou, a legal immigrant to the United States and an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, recently appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” During the…
UCLA investigates Guest Speaker’s Alleged Remarks comparing Jews to White Supremacists
A guest speaker’s alleged anti-Semitic remarks sparked an investigation at UCLA, but it appears that the guest speaker has a history of spreading anti-Zionist rhetoric on social media.
University of Washington-Tacoma Professors Developing a Social Media Tool to Detect Anti-Immigrant Tweets
Two professors at the University of Washington-Tacoma are developing a social media tool which will detect anti-immigrant and misogynistic tweets on Twitter.
Pitzer College President Visits Holy Land after Students Tried to Axe Israel Study Abroad Program
Pitzer College’s president visited an Israeli university to celebrate academic freedom, soon after students and faculty tried to axe the college’s study-abroad program in Israel and tried to oust him.
University of Michigan Course on the Far Right includes Trump
A Fall 2019 University of Michigan academic course will focus on right-of-center politics, such as ‘Make America Great Again’ rallies and the Trump campaign’s alleged association with the far-right movement.
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Former Professor Sues Marvel, Other Movie Companies for Allegedly Stealing His Movie Ideas
After Netflix Miniseries, Former ‘Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Won’t Seek Reappointment at Columbia Law School
SMU Theology Course ‘Queer Bible Hermeneutics’ Interprets the Bible from LGBTQIA+ Perspective
University of Washington-Tacoma Professors Developing a Social Media Tool to Detect Anti-Immigrant Tweets
University of Michigan Course on the Far Right includes Trump
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Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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